Maude
Walter's 50th Birthday
Season 1, Episode 15 · Aired 1973-01-23
Synopsis
Maude plans a surprise 50th birthday bash for Walter that does not go as well as she planned since Walter is too depressed to have any fun. However, Maude hopes an old friend will be the cure for Walter's gloominess, but she is dead wrong when he drops dead before Walter's eyes.
In the series
This episode is part of Maude (1972–1978) on CBS.
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Key cast
- Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay
- Bill Macy as Walter Findlay
- Adrienne Barbeau as Carol Traynor
- Conrad Bain as Arthur Harmon
- Rue McClanahan as Vivian Cavender Harmon